Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called as an Apostle, separated for the Gospel of God,

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

2 which he had promised beforehand, through his Prophets, in the Holy Scriptures,

which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

3 about his Son, who was made for him from the offspring of David according to the flesh,

concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,

4 the Son of God, who was predestined in virtue according to the Spirit of sanctification from the resurrection of the dead, our Lord Jesus Christ,

who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

5 through whom we have received grace and Apostleship, for the sake of his name, for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles,

through whom we received grace and the office of apostle, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

6 from whom you also have been called by Jesus Christ:

among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

7 To all who are at Rome, the beloved of God, called as saints. Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

to all who are in Rome, loved by God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 Certainly, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, first for all of you, because your faith is being announced throughout the entire world.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit by the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I have kept a remembrance of you

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how I constantly mention you

10 always in my prayers, pleading that in some way, at some time, I may have a prosperous journey, within the will of God, to come to you.

always in my prayers, requesting, if by any means now at last I may succeed by the will of God to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you a certain spiritual grace to strengthen you,

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you;

12 specifically, to be consoled together with you through that which is mutual: your faith and mine.

that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.

13 But I want you to know, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you, (though I have been hindered even to the present time) so that I might obtain some fruit among you also, just as also among the other Gentiles.

Now I do not desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other non-Jewish people.

14 To the Greeks and to the uncivilized, to the wise and to the foolish, I am in debt.

I have an obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

15 So within me there is a prompting to evangelize to you also who are at Rome.

So, for my part, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation for all believers, the Jew first, and the Greek.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

17 For the justice of God is revealed within it, by faith unto faith, just as it was written: “For the just one lives by faith.”

For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous will live by faith."

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven over every impiety and injustice among those men who fend off the truth of God with injustice.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth by unrighteousness,

19 For what is known about God is manifest in them. For God has manifested it to them.

because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

20 For unseen things about him have been made conspicuous, since the creation of the world, being understood by the things that were made; likewise his everlasting virtue and divinity, so much so that they have no excuse. (aïdios g126)

For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. So they are without excuse. (aïdios g126)

21 For although they had known God, they did not glorify God, nor give thanks. Instead, they became weakened in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was obscured.

Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but their thinking became nonsense, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 For, while proclaiming themselves to be wise, they became foolish.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

23 And they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of four-legged beasts, and of serpents.

and traded the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal humans, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and crawling creatures.

24 For this reason, God handed them over to the desires of their own heart for impurity, so that they afflicted their own bodies with indignities among themselves.

Therefore God also abandoned them in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves,

25 And they exchanged the truth of God for a lie. And they worshipped and served the creature, rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all eternity. Amen. (aiōn g165)

who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 Because of this, God handed them over to shameful passions. For example, their females have exchanged the natural use of the body for a use which is against nature.

For this reason, God abandoned them to their degrading passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature.

27 And similarly, the males also, abandoning the natural use of females, have burned in their desires for one another: males doing with males what is disgraceful, and receiving within themselves the recompense that necessarily results from their error.

Likewise also the men, giving up natural relations with women, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men, committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

28 And since they did not prove to have God by knowledge, God handed them over to a morally depraved way of thinking, so that they might do those things which are not fitting:

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not right;

29 having been completely filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, spite, gossiping;

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

30 slanderous, hateful toward God, abusive, arrogant, self-exalting, devisers of evil, disobedient to parents,

slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 foolish, disorderly; without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.

foolish, promise-breakers, heartless, unforgiving, unmerciful;

32 And these, though they had known the justice of God, did not understand that those who act in such a manner are deserving of death, and not only those who do these things, but also those who consent to what is done.

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.